Accident Cessna 207 N1517U,
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Date:Thursday 19 October 1989
Time:08:40 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C207 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 207
Owner/operator:Freight Runners, Inc.
Registration: N1517U
MSN: 20700117
Year of manufacture:1969
Total airframe hrs:6307 hours
Engine model:CONTINENTAL IO-520-F3B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Dodgeville, WI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Milwaukee, WI (KMKE)
Destination airport:(55C)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DRG THE LNDG ROLL, THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AS IT TRAVELED OVER A CROWN/CREST IN THE RWY. THE PLT SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO AVOID A STALL, THEN CONTINUED WITH FULL POWER APPLIED TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, THE ACFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RWY & THE PLT DECIDED THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED & RWY REMAINING TO GO AROUND. HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RWY. THE ACFT CONTD OFF THE DEP END & WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TOWARD A HIGHWAY. THE PLT INTENTIONALLY SWERVED THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID THE ROAD. WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT, THE LEFT WING HIT UNEVEN TERRAIN & WAS DAMAGED. THE FIRST PART OF THE RWY HAD A 3% UPSLOPING GRADE. THE PLT ESTIMATE THE WIND WAS FROM 020 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS.

Probable Cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION AND HIS DELAY IN DECIDING TO GO AROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S VISUAL PERCEPTION ON THE CROWNED RUNWAY, HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF SPEED AND REMAINING DISTANCE ON THE RUNWAY, AND UNEVEN TERRAIN BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI90LA015
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 8 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI90LA015

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